Tuesday, November 05, 2013

Duluth Minnesota Sketches

Graphite Pencil - Split Rock Tram House

November 5, 2013

Some sketches from my trip to Duluth, Minnesota. The first two sketches are from the Split Rock Lighthouse near Two Harbors. Two Harbors is just north of Duluth and if you take the freeway a few miles further you'll run into the Split Rock Lighthouse. Built in response to several tragic ship wreck incidents which occurred in 1905, the Light house was completed in 1910 at a cost of $75,000. It remained in service until 1969 when modern GPS made the facility obsolete. The Lighthouse has been restored to its 1920's grandeur. The Lighthouse and the grounds around it are part of a State Park now and is a popular destination for people traveling to Lake Superiors North Shore.

The first sketch is of the Split Rock Tram house. During the construction of the Lighthouse, ships brought supplies to the shore. The supplies were loaded up on a tram which road up the steep hillside on rails. The Tram house is about 3/4 of the way up to the Lighthouse site and still stands in good condition. The rails have all been removed, but the supports for them still remain.

Graphite Pencil - Split Rock Lighthouse

The second sketch is of the Lighthouse itself. Once a year on November 10th the lighthouse is lit to honor the 29 men who were lost when the ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald sunk in rough seas on Lake Superior.

The final sketch is of the Aerial Lift bridge in Duluth Harbor. A large, modern freight ship is making its way into the harbor as it passes beneath the raised lift bridge.

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About The Artist

My name is Marty Owings. I draw. I paint. I live.

I've been drawing and painting pictures for as long as I can remember. I draw and paint all kinds of subject matter including architecture, landscapes and portraits. I studied art in college and I studied under Artists Amy Sands, Richard Abraham and Jim Robinson.

My work has been featured in the following venues:

The Heights Center For Hope - Exhibition Nov 2011.

Edina Art Center MAA Exhibition - April 2014.

The Stillwater Art Gallery Exhibition - Aug 2014.

The Ames Center MAA Exhibition - Jan 2015.

Black Dog Cafe - Metro Sketchers Show - Feb 2015.

Frameworks Gallery - Solo Show - July 2015.

Claddagh Cafe - Exhibition with Larry Ehrlich - Nov 2015.

Nina's Cafe - Solo Exhibition - Dec 2015.

Baaken Museum - Exhibition - Dec 2017.

I have an obsession with the human condition, art, history, new technology, software and architecture.